Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 17

As Mikayla laughed, tears streamed down her face.

Images from her previous life of being beaten, cursed at, and tortured at the mental hospital flashed before her eyes.

In the flashback, the hefty caretaker had gripped her by the hair, forcefully pulling her away and causing her only bowl of plain soup to spill.

They would even forcefully pinch her mouth when she refused to take her medication, shoving handfuls of pills down her throat.

Mikayla always thought it was the mental hospital deliberately tormenting her to please

Jerome.

Little did she know, the demonic woman from the previous life was Kylie’s relative.

So, all the misery she endured in the mental hospital was orchestrated by Kylie.

Thinking about the abuse she suffered and the torment from stomach cancer, Mikayla wished she could immediately strangle Kylie.

Why did she have to be so cruel?

Jerome, who clearly loved Kylie so much, had even sent Mikayla to the mental hospital for the former’s good.

Why wouldn’t Kylie let her go? Why did she have to harm her?

Jerome looked at Mikayla on the floor.

Although she had suggested keeping the audio call on, he still worried that something might go wrong, so he followed her up.

Unexpectedly, he witnessed Mikayla attacking someone as soon as the elevator doors opened.

She lay slumped amidst a chaotic mess of fruits, her eyes vacant, her body seemingly devoid of strength.

Though her face showed a smile, tears flowed incessantly, as if she had suffered some painful and tragic ordeal, radiating endless hatred and resentment.

Strangely, Jerome’s heart didn’t fill with anger at her madness. Instead, a dull ache

serthed within him:

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Mikayla when he heard Kylie weakly calling out.

Mikayla’s grip, Jerome instruct ed

hurriedly fetched the first ald

down and then walked over to

tugged at her arm.

utterly limp, and as he pulled at her arm, it was as

suddenly felt a bit

apologize? What’s with this madness again?” he asked, furrowing his

Mikayla heard his voice. Her eyes began to focus, and her body

a

are you planning to be with Kylie after the divorce?”

hoarse, and her tone

already furrowed brows tightened

someone’s life over this?”

first aid kit!”

trying

woman approached at that moment, carrying the first aid

up, but she coldly

her feet on her own, adjusted her clothes, and walked

Mikayla to find

out a stifled groan of

responsible

before coming to a complete stop. “Shall we go to the hospital?”

pale face, Kylie shook her

be fine? Another inch deeper, and it would

the bleeding while asking, “Who was that person just

“She

too kind. You’ve been bullied like this, and you’re still defending

Jerome’s slightly furrowed brows, Kylie said to the round–faced woman, “Aunt Agatha, please go back for now. If there’s anything, we can discuss tomorrow.”

leave, but she could tell it wasn’t appropriate for

need someone to look after you tonight,

Kylie, “What just happened? Why did Mikayla